2 bedroom retirement property

This beautifully presented ground floor apartment is situated within the established Deerhurst Court development. Offering two good sized bedrooms and an open plan lounge with additional dining space.

A great opportunity to purchase this beautiful two bedroom, ground floor apartment within the Deerhurst Court development.
Briefly comprising of two great bedrooms, a jack and jill easily accessible bathroom, access door to the apartment from the hallway for rubbish collection, open plan lounge/diner and separate kitchen with fitted appliances.

Benefitting from great management features included within your service charge, there is a cleaner allocated to your apartment for one and a half hours per week, access to communal areas including an on-site restaurant, recreational rooms, hairdressers, lift access, safety pull cords throughout and 24/7 on site staff for additional security.

This apartment faces onto the communal parking area and gardens allowing plenty of natural light to flow through the home. Situated close to the site office and main entrance (only accessible through reception allowing access), you are conveniently close to the great benefits this development has to offer.

Deerhurst Court comprises of 40 spacious apartments, mainly one and two bedrooms, the communal areas are decorated to a high standard to include a very comfortable communal lounge, on-site restaurant, guest suite, landscaped gardens and ample car parking. The services on offer are much greater than usual in standard retirement apartments.

There is a team of staff working on a shift basis, managed 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The monthly service charge covers the costs of external maintenance, buildings insurance, up keep of the grounds and one and half hours of domestic assistance/cleaning per apartment, per week.

General Information:-

TENURE: We are advised by the vendors that this property is leasehold.

It is important to note that a significant proportion of the Service Charge relates to items which the prospective purchaser is responsible for in their present home, such as building insurance, building maintenance, gardening, and domestic help. Many purchasers are also eligible for Attendance Allowance at £55.65 or £83.10 a week, which is neither means-tested or taxable and advice on this subject is available to anyone making an enquiry.

The lease provides that a transfer premium is payable to Retirement Security on resale of a property. The maximum premium payable is 3% of the sale price depending on the length of time an Owner has lived at the property. Further information is available from the Court Manager.

Subjective comments in these details imply the opinion of the selling Agent at the time these details were prepared. Naturally, the opinions of purchasers may differ.

Agents Note: We have not tested any of the electrical, central heating or sanitaryware appliances. Purchasers should make their own investigations as to the workings of the relevant items. Floor plans are for identification purposes only and not to scale. All room measurements and mileages quoted in these sales particulars are approximate.

Fixtures and Fittings: All those items mentioned in these particulars by way of fixtures and fittings are deemed to be included in the sale price. Others, if any, are excluded. However, we would always advise that this is confirmed by the purchaser at the point of offer.
Tenure: The property is Leasehold with vacant possession upon completion of the purchase.
Services: All mains services are connected to the property.
Local Authority: Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council.

In line with The Money Laundering Regulations 2007 we are duty bound to carry out due diligence on all of our clients to confirm their identity. Rather than traditional methods in which you would have to produce multiple utility bills and a photographic ID we use an electronic verification system. This system allows us to verify you from basic details using electronic data, however it is not a credit check of any kind so will have no effect on you or your credit history. You understand that we will undertake a search with Experian for the purposes of verifying your identity. To do so Experian may check the details you supply against any particulars on any database (public or otherwise) to which they have access. They may also use your details in the future to assist other companies for verification purposes. A record of the search will be retained.

To complete our quality service, John Shepherd is pleased to offer the following:-
Free Valuation: Please contact the office on to make an appointment.
Residential Lettings and Management: If you are interested in letting out your property or are considering renting a property, please contact .

Professional Survey Department: If this property should not meet your requirements and you decide to purchase a property not marketed by ourselves, we would be delighted to offer our professional services to you should you require an independent survey on the property you intend to purchase. We offer a full range of professional surveys including the RICS Home Buyers' Survey and Valuation Reports, and full Building Surveys. For professional survey and valuation advice therefore, please do not hesitate to contact our Survey Department on .

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